Thanks to the fatberg-a 15-ton blob of fat and grease found in a London sewer-the -berg suffix lives on. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Fatberg”
You know I should have mentioned this word on the air at the time it happened, but I’m going to bring it up now.
Okay, fatberg. Remember the fatberg?
Yeah, no, this is this 15 ton blob of fat found in the sewers of London. Apparently, when people pour their cooking fat down the drain, it solidifies and all the floating matter that’s in the sewers collects there. It’s the most disgusting thing you’ve probably ever seen.
But I wanted to contribute to the word.
Glad this is radio.
It’s nice to see that the suffix berg is still contributing to the English language.
The fat berg is not something I think we need more of.
No.
But more words doesn’t hurt.
